text: acÂ·quit. tr.v. acÂ·quitÂ·ted, acÂ·quitÂ·ting, acÂ·quits. 1. Law To find not guilty of a criminal offense. 2. To conduct (oneself) in a specified manner: acquitted herself well during the interview. 3. Archaic To release or discharge from an obligation, such as a debt. 4. Obsolete To repay.